Economic Justice Awards 2026

Join Woodstock Institute on Thursday, June 11, 2026, 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the University Club of Chicago to celebrate another year of advancing economic justice and racial equity at the 2026 Economic Just Awards! Bring your friends and colleagues to enjoy hors d'oeuvres, drinks, desserts, live jazz, and plenty of time for networking.

HONOREES

SPONSORSHIP

We invite you to attend and sponsor the 2026 Economic Justice Awards event where we honor local and national advocates who have inspired our mission to advance economic justice and racial equity within financial systems. As a sponsor, your organization will receive the recognition it deserves for supporting economic security for low- and moderate-income people (LMI).

Sponsorship has many rewards, including event tickets, recognition in a variety of media, and a program book advertisement. Our event is always a blast for attendees, with great food and drinks, good music, and plenty of time for networking with community leaders who represent the diversity of our field: financial sector leaders, government officials, nonprofit organizations, community reinvestment officers, grassroots advocacy groups, economic justice and racial equity advocates, and more.

Sponsor Levels

PRESENTING | $50,000 

Includes 10 free Event Tickets, 1 full-page ad in program book, branded as presenting sponsor, 2-minute remarks from podium, and recognition on video screen, signage, website, social media, & annual report

CHAMPION | $25,000 

Includes 8 free event tickets, 1 half-page ad in program book, and recognition on video screen, signage, website, social media, & annual report

LEADER | $15,000 

Includes 6 free event tickets, quarter-page ad in program book, and recognition on video screen, signage, website, social media, & annual report

SUPPORTER | $5,000 

Includes 4 free event tickets, quarter page ad in program book, and recognition on video screen, signage, website, social media, & annual report

ALLY | $2,500 

Includes 2 Event Tickets and recognition on video screen, signage, program book, & annual report 

FRIEND | $750 

Includes 1 free event ticket and recognition on signage & annual report

To sponsor, please reach out to our Development Team by April 1, 2026: Beverly Berryhill, Office Manager, bhill@woodstockinst.org and Jestine Ware, Director of Development & Communications, jware@woodstockinst.org. Over the next few months, we will be in touch with you to arrange your event tickets and sponsor rewards.

Please send all sponsorship and donation checks to: Woodstock Institute 67 East Madison, Suite 2108 Chicago Illinois. To pay by credit card, visit this page. For checks and online donations, please write "Event Sponsorship" or "2026 Economic Justice Awards" in the donation notes so we will know your gift is an event sponsorship.

CONFIRMED SPONSORS

THANK YOU for those of you who have already confirmed sponsorship so far this year! We appreciate your early commitments to our work.

Capital One | PRESENTING

US Bank | CHAMPION

JPMorgan Chase | CHAMPION

Huntington Bank | CHAMPION

BMO | LEADER

Fifth Third Bank | LEADER

Old Second National Bank | SUPPORTER

Old National Bank | SUPPORTER

Northern Trust | SUPPORTER

Marquette Bank | SUPPORTER

Associated Bank | SUPPORTER

Midland States Bank | SUPPORTER

Chime | SUPPORTER

Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF) | ALLY 

Woods Fund Chicago | ALLY

Oportun | ALLY

Self-Help Federal Credit Union | ALLY

Byline Bank | ALLY

Stomping Ground Strategies | FRIEND